Mayuraghrita, Mayūraghṛta, Mayura-ghrita: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mayūraghṛta can be transliterated into English as Mayuraghrta or Mayuraghrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaMayūraghṛta refers to a medicinal recipe mentioned in the Ghṛtakhaṇḍa (verse 5.84) of the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Ghṛtakhaṇḍa [mentioning mayūraghṛta] refers to recipes based on medicated ghees (ghṛta), which are also administered as rejuvenators besides as curative medicine. They treat patients suffering from conditions such as seizure, fever, different skin diseases, lack of semen, lack of remembrance, etc.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMayūraghṛta (मयूरघृत).—a kind of medicine.
Derivable forms: mayūraghṛtam (मयूरघृतम्).
Mayūraghṛta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mayūra and ghṛta (घृत).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMayūraghṛta (मयूरघृत):—[=mayūra-ghṛta] [from mayūra] n. ‘p°’s fat’, a kind of medicine, [Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ghrita, Mayura.
Ends with: Mahamayuraghrita.
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